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That '58 Savoy needed front floors, fender work, 1/4 work, rockers, the
windshield was broken, It was rough, especially considering it was before these
cars hit their popularity and a clean Fury could be had for $5,000. After seeing
the cars people are trying to (and some successfully) restoring, this car was a
gem by today's standards.
Adam
In a message dated 9/21/2012 11:09:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
My Grandad special ordered a stripper 60 Buick LeSabre 2s with no radio.
He was adamant that radios did not belong in cars. They just
invited disaster from the distraction ! White walls were too flashy.
He thought the all-white paint was fancy enough.
Those were strange days in the car buying world (compared to
today). How else could Nash/AMC sell a single car, if the world wasn't
still full of frugal, practical-over-flashy car buyers at a time like the late
50's ?
It is a major reason why I found a stripper Plaza to park beside
my over-blinged Fireflite convertible. Too many car guys focus on the
super sexy stuff and the reality cars of the day are grossly
under-represented.
I too am guilty of parting some cars that today would be of high
interest as restoration projects. Several police cars come to mind.
:-P
B.
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Adam Lindenbaum wrote:
I used to have a '58 Savoy 2
DrHt. parts car with a Flattie 6 and power steering, the generator was
separate. Oddly optioned car too, PS, padded dash and visors,
Powerflite, Sportone trim, heater, reverse light, and a radio in a hardtop
with a 6 banger. By today's standards it would have been a restorable car
(most likely turned into a Christine clone), in the '80's it was a parts
car.
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Message----- From: Bill Parker < hemirr@xxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK
< L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
Fri, Sep 21, 2012 1:06 pm Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Flathead Six Power
Steering
One of the hot rod forums has a tech article on this I believe. I'll
try to find it tonight after we get back from the Monster Mopar Indy
show
Sent from my iPhone
Off the cuff, I知 not sure there ever was such a thing as PS on a
flathead six not mounted on the generator.
Even if there was, the number of PS 6 cyl cars must have been
miniscule.
You might save a lot of time and effort by just fabricating a bracket
to fit.
--Roger van Hoy
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:03 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Flathead Six Power Steering
Hello
Folks:
I'm
looking for a power steering bracket and then a pump to fit that
bracket, which will mount to a Flathead Six engine. But, not a pump that
is driven from the back of the generator, as I now have a alternator in
place of the generator.
Does any one know where I can get a bracket
and pump? Or where I might begin looking?
Any ideas
welcomed.
Thanks George
'56 Dodge Wagon 3 spd. o/d, Hemi
(stock)
'56 Dodge Pickup Aluminum auto., 265 Flat Six (highly
modified)
'55 & '56 Crown Imperial Limo's 331 & 354
'56
Crown Imperial 2 dr sedan (basket
case)
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